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romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a sketch. can you kind of shake it up and restart all over again. santorum tweeted a photo of himself with an etch a sketch. >> you are looking for someone who writes what they believe in in stone and stays true to what they say. >> he told fox news how the race will be reset when the nomination is clinched, not romney as policies. >> you will notice that the pictures aren't permanent. there is nothing locked down. you can redo it any time you want. >> santorum aides showed up and passed out etch a sketches at romney's rallies. romney angrily brushe
romney is now towing progress uniting the party. he has won the endorsement of jeb bush and freedom works is now committed to helping romney defee the president. but full in louisiana, which votes saturday, got new am mission from romney's communications director who was asked if romney has been pushed too far for the right for the general election by his primary rivals and said, quote, i think you hit a reset butt phone to the fall campaign. everything changes. it is almost like an etch a...
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romney? romney? . >> vice president biden with some sharp criticism of mitt romney but romney about is to pick i'm key endorsement. we'll have that coming up next -- to pick up a key endorsement. we'll have that coming up. >>> it will be breezy out there and cooler than yesterday. i'm have the details on the forecast and julie wright has a look at the traffic right after the break. q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean powder. the moist powder removes three times more dirt than vacuuming alone while neutralizing odors for a clean you can see, smell and really enjoy. don't just vacuum clean. resolve clean. you're on timeout leo! some things won't last 25 years. ah! woof. some things will. save up to 20% on an ikea kitchen. . >>> come on, everybody. earl scruggs, famous for his disckive bang owe style, has died. he pipe eared the five-string bang owe. >> he is credited with creating modern country music. he i
romney? romney? . >> vice president biden with some sharp criticism of mitt romney but romney about is to pick i'm key endorsement. we'll have that coming up next -- to pick up a key endorsement. we'll have that coming up. >>> it will be breezy out there and cooler than yesterday. i'm have the details on the forecast and julie wright has a look at the traffic right after the break. q get irresistibly clean and fresh carpets in your home with resolve deep clean...
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he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the buck sigh state once hay comfortable lead here but going into super tuesday, he and romney are polling in a practical dead heat. >> this is an opportunity for ohio to stand up for the values that made this country great. >> reporter: santorum is hoping to wrestle away some of the conservative vote from gingrich. gingrich is enjoying a double digit lead in his home state of georgia and says the poll numbers and supporters are growing in other states as well. >> a poll came out in tennessee that we are surging and gained 17 points in a week. >>
he and mitt romney here in virginia. in the meantime think the other candidates are not focusing too much on virginia. they are focusing on other states. greeting support are in ohio at a up to hall campaign event, mitt romney is hoping to cash in on his momentum. >> this is best place again for entrepreneurs and innovators and job creators because i want more good jobs and i want rising incomes again. that is what it is all about. >> reporter: rick santorum also campaigning in the...
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meantime, the republican establishment is largely coalescing around romney. >>> mitt romney continues to get backing from the republican party. he has gotten endorsements from utah season are to mike lee and a california congressman. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning. >>> it is 4:306789 a live look at the washington monument for your tuesday, march 27th. -- it is 4:30. it is a cold one out there. >> you will need that coat. i'm sarah simmons. >> i'm will thomas. i guess from the weather perspective, it has been a mixed bag. we've had it warm, some wind, some rain and now it is cool. >> one of our few cool days in the month of march today. >> still not bad in the grand scheme of things when you are talking about march. >> temperatures will warm back up by 07 tomorrow. >> back to our 2012 normal. >> our new normal. let's do our temperatures. at reagan national, we are now 37 degrees. we go to our fabulous map. you notice it is turning a shade of purple. >> because we're wearing purple. >> because they are cold. winchester, 32. 31 in hagerstown. most the a
meantime, the republican establishment is largely coalescing around romney. >>> mitt romney continues to get backing from the republican party. he has gotten endorsements from utah season are to mike lee and a california congressman. >>> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. >>> good morning. >>> it is 4:306789 a live look at the washington monument for your tuesday, march 27th. -- it is 4:30. it is a cold one out there. >> you will need that...
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. >>> a big night for mitt romney topping our stories this morning. he handily won five of the 10 states in the super tuesday contest including virginia but he and ron paul were the only ones on the ballot. he also squeaked out a victory against rick santorum in ohio. but santorum's camp says it was happy with the results having been outspent massively by romney. >>> a flu strain is being linked to the deaths of family members in calvert county. three people have died. two of them were infected with influenza a that was made worse by a bacterial coinfection. >>> karen toles was pulled over last month driving more than 100 miles per hour on the highway. the officer gave her a ticket forren up safe lane change, not speeding. but now they say she should have received two citations. >>> it is now down to the top 13 on american idol and the final contestants are taking on music ledgened stevie wonder and the late whitney houston for the title. >> just a little pressure doing those songs. ann springer has more. >> the top 13, come on out here. >> reporter:
. >>> a big night for mitt romney topping our stories this morning. he handily won five of the 10 states in the super tuesday contest including virginia but he and ron paul were the only ones on the ballot. he also squeaked out a victory against rick santorum in ohio. but santorum's camp says it was happy with the results having been outspent massively by romney. >>> a flu strain is being linked to the deaths of family members in calvert county. three people have died. two of...
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rick santorum claimed the dominating win in kansas but lost to romney. he says he for romney gets the nomination, it won't truly be what republicans want. >> the establishment is trying to force a moderate republican from massachusetts down the throats of the american people and if we have to go for a convention, we'll win at a convention. i have no doubt about that. >> right now, romney has more than twice as many presumed delegates as rick santorum. >>> the u.s.s. enterprise is making its last voyage. the aircraft carrier left virginia yesterday and is heading for the strait of hormuz. the crew will answer the strain of threats from iran to close that strait. the enterprise has a 52-year history. it is the first aircraft carrier ever deployed. >>> so how much is it costing you to fill up your gas tank? coming up next, more pain at the pump. but we could see some relief. let's hope. >> let's hope so. we'll explain why prices could fall soon. >> we've got a day that is not going to be too bad temperature- wise. the temperatures are on the rise across our
rick santorum claimed the dominating win in kansas but lost to romney. he says he for romney gets the nomination, it won't truly be what republicans want. >> the establishment is trying to force a moderate republican from massachusetts down the throats of the american people and if we have to go for a convention, we'll win at a convention. i have no doubt about that. >> right now, romney has more than twice as many presumed delegates as rick santorum. >>> the u.s.s....
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eak w >>> mitt romney wins illinois. he handily beat rick santorum taking 47% of the vote. santorum got 35%. ron paul and newt gingrich who did not campaign heavily in illinois were far behind with 9% and 8% respectively. mitt romney took aim at president obama's energy policy last night. >> under this president, bureaucrats prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf. they keep coal from being mined. they impede the reliable supply of natural gas. they even tell farmers what their kids are able to do on their farms. this administration's assault on freedom has kept this so- called recovery from meeting their projections let alone our expectations. >> and next on the campaign calendar, louisiana's primary coming up this saturday. satur >>> new this morning, police are investigating a shooting and car fire in fort washington, maryland. officers say they found the driver dead in a burping vehicle with a gunshot wound. it-- in a burning vehicle with a gunshot wound. officers believe the fire may have been caused by dried leaves under engine block. >>> gene gillette pl
eak w >>> mitt romney wins illinois. he handily beat rick santorum taking 47% of the vote. santorum got 35%. ron paul and newt gingrich who did not campaign heavily in illinois were far behind with 9% and 8% respectively. mitt romney took aim at president obama's energy policy last night. >> under this president, bureaucrats prevent drilling rigs from going to work in the gulf. they keep coal from being mined. they impede the reliable supply of natural gas. they even tell farmers...
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. >>> the race for the white house, mitt romney scores an overwhelming victory in yesterday's primary in puerto rico. and because he got more than 50% of the vote, he winds all 20 delegates. they are focusing on tomorrow's primary contest in illinois. >>> we are taking a closer look on the toll on american soldiers serving in the war zone. the attorney for the american soldier accused of the shootings robert bales says his client didn't think he would be deployed for a fourth time. some on capitol hill are sounding off. >> reporter: as the fallout continues -- >> he and family were toll that his tours were over. and then literally overnight that changed. >> reporter: there are new questions about the responsibility of americans deployed to war zones. >> troops are being asked to do an unprecedented amount of work. such a small group of people, less than one-half of 1% of the american public. >> reporter: since 21, more -- since 2001, soldiers have been deployed three or more times. and the afghan president saying he wants troops withdrawn from rural areas. >>> i have said get out of o
. >>> the race for the white house, mitt romney scores an overwhelming victory in yesterday's primary in puerto rico. and because he got more than 50% of the vote, he winds all 20 delegates. they are focusing on tomorrow's primary contest in illinois. >>> we are taking a closer look on the toll on american soldiers serving in the war zone. the attorney for the american soldier accused of the shootings robert bales says his client didn't think he would be deployed for a fourth...
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. >>> mitt romney took some time off the campaign trail to appear on the tonight show with jay leno. romney spoke about politics with leno sharing his thoughts on how president obama has handled the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> i think the president made a mistake in not giving the troops the number of troops that were necessary for the surge and believe that we have a potential of doing in afghanistan what happened in iraq, which is we pulled out without a status of forces agreement that would leave enough troops behind to give a greater certainty to our success and our mission. >> and there were a few laughs as. we the next batch of republican contests or tuesday in d.c., maryland and wisconsin. >>> the megamillions jackpot has now reached an all-time , m i can't believe it. no megajackpot winners last night but a few tickets in our area are worth a quarter of a million dollars. i'll take that. >> i will too. get your tickets. we'll run down the numbers as we continue. gilled take about five bucks. be happy with that too. let's get right to the forecast. we'll let you know befo
. >>> mitt romney took some time off the campaign trail to appear on the tonight show with jay leno. romney spoke about politics with leno sharing his thoughts on how president obama has handled the wars in afghanistan and iraq. >> i think the president made a mistake in not giving the troops the number of troops that were necessary for the surge and believe that we have a potential of doing in afghanistan what happened in iraq, which is we pulled out without a status of forces...
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today is considered another must within hint state for romney. rick santorum is in second. a total of 54 delegates are at stake today in illinois. >>> winter is officially over, not that we ever really felt it in the first place. today mark the first day of spring and the start of the annual national cherry blossom festival. >> this year's festival is a special one. it has been 100 years since japan gave the cherry blossoms to d.c. as i gift. melanie alnwick is live this morning at the tidal basin. this was a quick turnaround for your crew. i thought i just saw you leaving the station. >> it doesn't take long to get mere when there isn't a lot of traffic. when the festival gets going, it will take quite some time to get down here. we are talk about a peak bloom that is actually here a lot earlier hand in the past. it is the warmer spring weather that brought it. you really can see all the trees just lit up. and peak bloom, because of that warmer spring weather, they are saying that this is expected to be over the next three days. so today, stay with us, wednesday, thursday,
today is considered another must within hint state for romney. rick santorum is in second. a total of 54 delegates are at stake today in illinois. >>> winter is officially over, not that we ever really felt it in the first place. today mark the first day of spring and the start of the annual national cherry blossom festival. >> this year's festival is a special one. it has been 100 years since japan gave the cherry blossoms to d.c. as i gift. melanie alnwick is live this morning...
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a win in bam would be the icing on the cake for frontrunner mitt romney. his rivals, rick santorum and newt gingrich are polishing their attacks on president obama's economic and energy policies. hawaii is also holing its primary contest today. >>> new information about the university of maryland student accused of threatening to shoot up campus. police say three different calls tipped healexander song's threat. first from a university place and from someone in montana and another in baltimore who apparently saw the posting on another site early sunday. >> essentially, dude, if you're joking, you better speak up because you are scaring me and i would a taxing the authorities. >> mr. song wrote back laughing out loud, lol. you don't even know what campus i'm talking about. >> police will issue a warrant when he is released from a psychiatric evaluation. >>> to d.c. now where 16 people are behind bars, many ever them accused of trafficking stolen goods. this is all part of the stepped- upest to fight street thieves stealing phones and other gadgets. the d.c.
a win in bam would be the icing on the cake for frontrunner mitt romney. his rivals, rick santorum and newt gingrich are polishing their attacks on president obama's economic and energy policies. hawaii is also holing its primary contest today. >>> new information about the university of maryland student accused of threatening to shoot up campus. police say three different calls tipped healexander song's threat. first from a university place and from someone in montana and another in...
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mitt romney is now facing questions about his ability to woo southern conservatives. that means the republican nominating process will go all the way to the convention in tampa this august. >>> construction on the new metro purple line could mean big changes for a busy trail in montgomery county. >> every day, mary and her dog george take a stroll on the capital crescent trail. >> i don't want to lose it. on the other hand, if it is $47 million versus something much cheaper, then are we putting the money in the right place. >> 47 million is about what it would take to keep this trail under wisconsin avenue. this portion of the heavily traveled trail will be demolished when work on the purple line begins in 2016. to keep the trail alongside the purple line some say would be risky. >> by trying to do it that way, we will put at risk the building that it is going under, that the structural changes that would have to be made are such that it would have a high risk of structural damage to that building which could cost another $50 million. >> reporter: that means the trail
mitt romney is now facing questions about his ability to woo southern conservatives. that means the republican nominating process will go all the way to the convention in tampa this august. >>> construction on the new metro purple line could mean big changes for a busy trail in montgomery county. >> every day, mary and her dog george take a stroll on the capital crescent trail. >> i don't want to lose it. on the other hand, if it is $47 million versus something much...
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i think there is one candidate in the race who can do that and that is mitt romney. >> reporter: the economy is certainly on voters' minds. capitol hill is also glancing a wary glance toward the middle east. >> reporter: richard blumenthal and lindsay graham both said president obama needs to tell the israelis specifically what the u.s. will and won't do to support them. they urgeed a strong stance in afghanistan. >> if we leave and it falls back into taliban hands and al- qaeda re-emerges, we'll pay a heavy price. history will not judge us by the day we left but what we left behind. >> reporter: indiana governor mitch daniels hay way of putting politics in perspective. >> when mother nature decides to work her wrath on we mere mortals, you remember how inadequate sometimes the best of human action can be. >> melanie alnwick, fox 5 news. >>> we still have plenty ahead. your weather, traffic and all of your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts right now. ight now. >>> it is monday, march 5th, 2012. a beautiful look at the washington monument. some wintry weather moving in
i think there is one candidate in the race who can do that and that is mitt romney. >> reporter: the economy is certainly on voters' minds. capitol hill is also glancing a wary glance toward the middle east. >> reporter: richard blumenthal and lindsay graham both said president obama needs to tell the israelis specifically what the u.s. will and won't do to support them. they urgeed a strong stance in afghanistan. >> if we leave and it falls back into taliban hands and al-...